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Cannes Yachting Festival 2025, Grimaldi Studio Legale Genova among legal eagles in yachting law
Cannes Yachting Festival 2025, Grimaldi Studio Legale Genova among legal eagles in yachting law. The Cannes Yachting Festival, one of the most prestigious international boat shows, will open on 9 September 2025. On Board, one of the most important international...
The new Italian law on the space economy
The new Italian law on the space economy, a great opportunity for space operators. Law number 89 dated 13 June 2025 containing «Provisions on the Space Economy» came into force on 25 June 2025. This new law regulates access to outer space by space operators, as a...
Commercial Yachts. New crew training rules.
Yachts engaged in trade, new crew training obligations on emergency procedures. The International Maritime Organization has adopted resolution MSC.560(108) amending section A-VI/1 "Mandatory minimum requirements for safety familiarization, basic training and...
ITALIAN YACHTING CODE. NEW IMPLEMENTING RULES.
ITALIAN YACHTING CODE. NEW IMPLEMENTING RULES On the Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 222 dated 21st September 2024 - Supplemento Ordinario n. 35 - was published Decree n. 133/2024, which introduces new and important rules for the implementation of the Italian Yachting Code....
STATE AID FOR SHIPOWNERS IN INLAND WATER TRANSPORT
STATE AID IN INLAND WATER TRANSPORT MASSIMILIANO GRIMALDI WAS A SPEAKER AT 10 IVR LEGAL COLLOQUIUM WHICH TOOK PLACE IN VIENNA ON 5TH OCTOBER 2023. HE MADE A SPEECH ON «STATE AID CASES IN THE EU INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT SECTOR AND THE BENEFITS FOR SHIPOWNERS», DURING...
RULES FOR SAILING IN DUBAI WITH FOREIGN YACHTS
RULES FOR SAILING IN DUBAI WITH FOREIGN YACHT A “Visiting Vessel”, i.e. any of the foreign vessels, including yachts of all types and sizes, that visit and navigate the Waters of the Emirate for the purpose of tourism, maintenance, bunkering, obtaining supplies, or...
VIENNA 5-6 OCTOBER 2023, INTERNATIONAL LEGAL COLLOQUIUM ON INLAND WATER TRANSPORT
VIENNA 5-6 OCTOBER 2023, INTERNATIONAL LEGAL COLLOQUIUM ON INLAND WATER TRANSPORT IVR has organised the 10th edition of the IVR International Legal Colloquium on Inland Water Transport in Vienna on 5 and 6 October 2023, with the aim of promoting the implementation of...
The UAE Superyachting Industry
The UAE Superyachting Industry. The Dubai International Boat Show 2023, which began on 1st March and was preceded by the Middle East Yachting Conference held on 28th February, ended today. Many topics were discussed, including the increasing of yacht chartering across...
CONNECTING EUROPE FACILITY (CEF) – GRANTS 2021-2027
CONNECTING EUROPE FACILITY (CEF) - GRANTS 2021-2027 The Regulation (EU) 2021/1153 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for the period 2021-2027 was formally adopted earlier this month. The Regulation lays down the objectives of the CEF, its budget for the...
INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT FINANCING. EUROPEAN COMMISSION PUT INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT ACTION PLAN FOR 2021-2027
Inland waterway transport financing. In order to address the challenges faced by the inland waterway transport sector and deliver on the objectives of the European Green Deal and the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, European Commission put ‘Inland Waterway...
ITALY. INLAND WATER FREIGHT TRANSPORT.
ITALY. INLAND WATER FREIGHT TRANSPORT We (https://www.grimaldistudiolegale.com/en/law-of-inland-navigation-and-for-tidal-waters/) inform you that on the MIT - Directorate General for road and intermodal transport, on the page "Transparent Administration" under the...
Port law – payment of the fees for use of the port infrastructure in the context of the covid-19 pandemic
Fees for use of the port infrastructure in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. The European Commission, supporting maritime transport, has proposed the adoption of a transitory modification measure of the regulation (EU) 2017/352 with the purpose of allowing...
Transport law: maritime passenger transport – italy puts into action directive eu/2017/2109
In the Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 135 dated 27 May 2020, the legislative decree 11 May 202, no. 38 was published, with which Italy brought into force the directive that modifies directive 98/41/CE of the Council, relating to the registration of persons on board passenger...
Yachting law: vat rules on the territoriality of provision of rental and short-term leasing services
To prevent cases of double taxation, of non-taxation or distortion of competition for VAT purposes, the 2020 budget law (article 1, paragraph 725) established that the location of provision of rental services, also financial, leasing and similar, short-term, of...
Transport, massimiliano grimaldi nominated finalist in the top legal industry awards 2020
Massimiliano Grimaldi has been nominated one of the Professional Finalists – Transport in the Top Legal Industry Awards 2020, following a very rigorous selection process to allow only the most deserving lawyers to compete in front of the Technical Commission. Given...
DUBAI 24-25 november 2020, Massimiliano Grimaldi speaker at the international superyacht summit 2020
Massimiliano Grimaldi, one of the most skilled Italian lawyers in maritime law and yachting law, will take part as speaker at The International Superyacht Summit 2020, a very popular international event connected to the world of luxury yachts and superyachts and which...
Manual of maritime, inland and air navigation law
Massimiliano Grimaldi is updating the manual Il Diritto della navigazione marittima, interna e aerea [Maritime, inland and air navigation law] in the light of the numerous measures issued on an EU and national level. The updating work should be completed in July...